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bête noire

beɪt ˈnwɑː,bɛt,French bɛt nwaʀ/

noun

noun: bête noire; plural noun: bêtes noires

a person or thing that one particularly dislikes.

"great-uncle Edward was my father's bête noire"

synonyms:

bugbear, pet hate, pet aversion, anathema, abomination, bogey, bugaboo;

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Composer

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, often anglicized as Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky /ˈpiːtər .../, was a Russian composer of the late-Romantic period, some of whose works are among the most popular music in the classical repertoire. Wikipedia

Born: May 7, 1840, Votkinsk, Russia

Died: November 6, 1893, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Nationality: Russian

Spouse: Antonina Miliukova (m. 1877–1893)

Parents: Ilya Petrovich Tchaikovsky, Alexandra Andreyevna d'Assier

Compositions

The Nutcracker

Swan Lake

The Seasons

Violin Concerto

Eugene Onegin

Symphony No. 6

1812 Overture

Piano Concerto No. 1

The Queen of Spades

Iolanta

Manfred Symphony

Marche Slave

Romeo and Juliet

Mazeppa

Symphony No. 5

Symphony No. 4

Blumenwalzer (doppelpedalharfe)

Souvenir d'un lieu cher

Symphony No. 2

Trepak

The Maid of Orleans

Hamlet

Symphony No. 1

Cherevichki

Serenade for Strings

Variations on a Rococo Theme

Orchestral Suite No. 4 Mozartiana

The Enchantress

Piano Trio

Pezzo capriccioso

The Voyevoda

The Tempest

The Oprichnik

Souvenir de Florence

Fatum

String Quartet No. 1

The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: III. Valse des fleurs. Tempo di Valse

Piano Concerto No. 2

Francesca da Rimini

None but the Lonely Heart

Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy

Symphony No. 3

Piano Concerto No. 3

Capriccio Italien

Piano Sonata in G major

Undina

Vakula the Smith

The Storm

Arrival of Drosselmeyer

Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom

Chanson Triste bugbear ˈbʌɡbɛː/ noun noun: bugbear; plural noun: bugbears 1. a cause of obsessive fear, anxiety, or irritation. "the biggest villain is that adman's bugbear, saturated fat" synonyms: pet hate, hate, bane, irritant, irritation, dislike, anathema, aversion, vexation, thorn in one's flesh/side, bane of one's life; More torment, nightmare, horror, dread, curse, bugaboo, bogey; bête noire; informalpeeve, pet peeve, pain, pain in the neck, hang-up "paperwork is our bugbear" 2. archaic an imaginary being invoked to frighten children, typically a sort of hobgoblin supposed to devour them.

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